1 files changed, 0 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/core/controllers/item.php b/core/controllers/item.php
index 286eb66f..78ee7b0b 100644
--- a/core/controllers/item.php
+++ b/core/controllers/item.php
@@ -21,10 +21,6 @@ class Item_Controller extends REST_Controller {
   protected $resource_type = "item";
 
   public function _get($item) {
-    if (empty($item)) {
-      // A null item is not allowed for albums or photos.
-      return Kohana::show_404();
-    }
     // Redirect to the more specific resource type, since it will render
     // differently.  We could also just delegate here, but it feels more appropriate
     // to have a single canonical resource mapping.